Where? Duxford When? 22.08.2008
After the first edition of the American Air Day in Duxford in 2007 the event was celebrated once again this year to remember the historic links between the US Air Force ...

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Despite very advanced aerodynamics Bell Aircraft Cobra’s never really fought for the American Forces during World War II. Already when the P-39 Airacobra was introduced into service, their range was ...

... pretty sure that this should change in the near future.
The American Classics
On the list of airplanes flying this year were of course American classics such as the Goodyear FG-1D Corsair, Grumman ...

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The Flying Bulls
Of course the Flying Bulls were busy at Airpower 2016 as well. They presented the warbird formation of Chance Vought F4U-4 Corsair, Alpha Jet, North American B-2 ...

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Beside “the usual suspects” like the P-51 Mustang or P-40 Warhawk there was also „Tora Tora Tora” – the bunch of modified American warbirds that reenacts Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor for the American ...

... to the strong presence of American and Asian companies, especially in the defence sector. One day onl at this huge event was barely enough to cover the static and flying display, thus this report is restricted ...

... is a slightly larger collection of American aircraft in the front yard of the "War Remnants Museum" (Nha Trung Bay Toi Ac Chien Tranh). This museum is also a very popular tourist spot and shows the cru ...

... re returning to their homebase. This memorial stands as a tribute to the American pilots of the Escadrille La Fayette and the Lafayette Flying Corps who gave their lives during the First World War to ass ...

... cult due to the strong American presence in the region, and especially as Bahrain is used as a major hub for the aircraft carriers operating in the Gulf. Their support showed clearly on the static display ...

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On the other side of the tarmac there was furthermore a C-130 Hercules aircraft parked and a new visitor, which is part the new fire fighting squadron: an American Air Tractor AT-802. This is the newe ...

... "Cadillac of the skies", the North American P51D Mustang, once again from the OFMC, giving a very nice display routine to appreciate the sight and sound of a Mustang in the air, combined with some very ...

... were parked, giving some good comparisons for example between the French Rafale, Swedish Gripen and an Italian Eurofighter. A German Tornado, American F-15E as well as several jets of the FAF rounded ...

... strong presence of the German Luftwaffe is visible at once: a row of American and German flags welcomes the visitor along the main road that is leading to the Headquarter of the German Air Force Tactica ...

... s and also forms the final event for the North American airshow circuit combined with the homecoming of the Thunderbirds.
"Heritage to Horizons" draw a bow from WW I up to the operation of modern U ...

... very demanding because the traffic became really busy: 2 squadrons of American F-16s with the WW tail code and the 8 Hikotai of the JASDF were already very busy with flying and during the interview we he ...

... a lot more other people as well. As usual on big American shows the static display was wide and really accessible, which can sometimes be quite frustrating for the photographer. The static was reall ...

... oday, but some other fire fighters, namely the 'Dromedars'. The american WWII planes were accompanied by the Me109 today, which crashed on its landing. Fortunately nobody was hurt. Also in the morning ...

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